Essential Book List: Fantastical Creatures
Creatures of fantasy and the unknown are always fascinating to children – and adults! – offering ways to explore new ideas and expand the imagination. It is important to send young readers the message to embrace their own uniqueness and accept differences in others, and what better way to do that than with fun stories…
Essential Book List: Art
The imagination of a child is a wonderful thing, making masterpieces out of leaves found during an afternoon walk. Help encourage this love of expression with a few of these stories recommended by Bennett Day School teachers. “Ben Draws Trouble” By Matt Davies A young boy draws everything he sees, but his favorite subjects are…
Essential Book List: Big Vehicles
Big vehicles inspire many questions: What is that? Why is it moving? How does it move? Where is it going? These books are the perfect catalyst to send little minds thinking about those huge vehicles that move. Here are a few of our favorite books about big vehicles to spark imaginations with curiosity. “I’m Brave!”…
Essential Book List: Understanding Emotions
Expressing feelings is a difficult thing to master for children. A parent’s job is to guide the child as they develop emotionally, and a wonderful way to do that is through colorful books written for the occasion. Here are a few of Bennett Day School’s favorite stories to help little ones learn, sort out and…
